Is this YOU? It's 9:00 pm. You had practice until 8:00, had dinner and now you're ready to study. You have to make a map for social studies. It's due tomorrow! EGADS! No colored pencils or markers!

To avoid this problem, make yourself a Homework Survival Kit. A homework survival kit is a collection of all the materials you might need to complete your homework or to study for a test.

First, get a box or a container you can use to store your supplies. You may want to decorate it in some way. Here are some suggestions of materials to include in the box:

• Pencils and pens

• Paper -- lined paper, graph paper, construction paper

• Markers, colored pencils and crayons

• Index cards

• Folders

• Supplies -- scissors, glue, tape, hole punch, pencil sharpener, paper clips, stapler, rubber bands, compass, protractor, ruler and calculator

• Reference materials -- a dictionary, an atlas, a thesaurus and an almanac

Take this list home and share it with your parents. Ask them to help you find the supplies you need.

Make a
DO NOT DISTURB!
sign to put on your study area.
Be creative!

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